Did somebody forget to put all the buttons on your elevator controls?
Look at the reliable published statistics.
IN FACT, Americans on the average pay about 51% of their income in taxes.
The cost of regulations (also paid by consumers) adds another 10% or so--possibly more, but not much more.
Do you REALLY think that GM does not recover its tax liabilities from automobile purchasers?
And, by the way, I work with one of the better tax guys in this metro area. Ain't no way around sales tax, gasoline tax, nor MOST personal (Fed/State) income taxes--nor around property taxes.
What's left to avoid?